Oak Park High School (Michigan)

Oak Park High School
Location
Map
13701 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park, Michigan

United States
Coordinates42°27′54″N 83°11′02″W / 42.4649°N 83.1838°W / 42.4649; -83.1838
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoWe enter to learn, we leave to achieve
Established1954
School districtOak Park Schools
PrincipalCarissa Peterson
Faculty49.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment993 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.14[1]
Color(s)Red, Black and White    
Athletics conferenceOakland Activities Association[2]
MascotOak Park Knights[2]
Nobel laureatesPaul Milgrom
WebsiteOak Park High School website
Student assessments
2021–22 school
year[3]
Change vs.
prior year[3]

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %≤5 / ≤5
Proficient %– / –
PR. Proficient %7.6 / 57.6
Not Proficient %83.0 / 30.2
Average test scores
SAT Total778.2
(Decrease −27.8)

Oak Park High School is a public high school located in Oak Park, Michigan an inner suburb of Detroit. The school is part of the Oak Park School district. It serves about 1,130 students in grades 9 to 12 from Oak Park and surrounding communities around Detroit.[4]

In 2010, as a part of the Federal School Improvement Framework, the school was identified by the State of Michigan as one of 92 schools with the lowest achieving, according to performance on Michigan standardized tests. Eligible schools were invited to apply for a grant of up to 6 million dollars over three years to support efforts to raise academic achievement.

Oak Park High School's grant application was awarded $4.2 million. The school was one of 28 schools that were awarded grant funds.[4]

The school colors are red, black, and white. The school mascot is the Oak Park Knights.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Oak Park High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Oakland Activities Association season preview". Detroit Free Press. August 28, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Oak Park High School". Oak Park Schools. September 6, 2008.